Baba Ramdev got nothing through hunger strike – just a letter of assurance from government

Baba Ramdev got nothing through hunger strike –
just a letter of assurance from government

4th June 2011 –
Baba Ramdev sat on the hunger strike on issues relating corruption and black money.

Baba Ramdev demanded following things government of India should do
demands for national cause –


1. About 400 Lac Crore of Black money, which is national property. Country must get it back.

2. Legislation of strong Lokpal Bill to completely remove corruption

3. Removal of foreign governing system in independent Bharat so that everyone can get social and economical justice

4.Enacting a law to confiscate black money - Government is already doing this

5.Surveillance on those visiting tax havens abroad - Reality is that government knows it already who goes and does what .


Baba said he will not demand a ban on high-denomination currency notes - Recall and abolish all highest currency denominations – 1000, 500, and if possible 100 Rs. Notes.

Baba Ramdev knew on Friday what government is going to say as deal was struck on Friday only.

All the drama was going on regarding hunger strike; in the evening Baba Ramdev said that he will soon announce the good news.

But in a government conference Union Minister Kapil Sibal's released the letter by Acharya Balkrishan, Ramdev's key aide Sibbal said that he would call off the agitation by mid-day.

On Friday the assurance was given by the government regarding three demands now the question is why Baba Ramdev did not told the Indian citizens about this understanding.

Why he kept everyone glued to Television what will happen next when Baba Ramdev knew about it.

Why Baba Ramdev kept everyone waiting and in the dark?


Now government has sent Baba Ramdev a letter assuring him following things.

1. A law will be made regarding black money

2. Black money will be declared as national asset for which a committee will be set up.

3. people guilty of corruption will be given exemplary punishment

Exemplary punishment does not mean death punishment or life imprisonment.

3 years or 5 years or 7 years of punishment can be also termed as exemplary punishment.
Do you remember any committee which was formed and the recommendations of that committee followed by government of India?

Lokpal bill is pending from year 1969 still we see that Government is not ready to accept the demands of Anna.

So what we got so what Ramdev Baba got?
A letter, a letter has no value in the eyes of law.

After signing a UN convention regarding black money government has to do all things.

More than sixty years we are listening we will remove poverty we will give electricity

Do you think government will pass a law and even if government passes a law after how many years you think a law will be passed by government of India?

Do you think hunger strike by Baba Ramdev achieved nothing except publicity?

Just think what Baba Ramdev got through this Hunger strike?

Do you think Baba Ramdev got Publicity?


Reality views by sm –
Saturday, June 04, 2011

Keyword Tag – Baba Ramdev Hunger strike Government Letter

Ilyas Kashmiri suspect of Mumbai Terror Attack killed in Pakistan by US Drone – BBC reports

Ilyas Kashmiri suspect of Mumbai Terror Attack killed in
Pakistan by US Drone – BBC reports

Updated – Saturday, June 04, 2011 – 5.30 IST

Few days back America gave the list of Top 5 Most wanted terrorist to Pakistan which included the name of Ilyas Kashmiri.
Below are the names of 5 most wanted terrorist which America wants

1.
Ayman al-Zawahiri

2.
Mullah Omar

3.
Sirajuddin Haqqani

4.
Atia Abdur Rehman

5.
Ilyas Kashmiri – Killed in Drone Attack


For India also its good news as Ilyas Kashmiri was linked to November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.



Illyas Kashmiri is the chief of Harkatul Jihad al-Islami (HuJI).
Kashmiri also headed the Al Qaeda's 313 Brigade.
He is said to have masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the Mehran naval base strike and an attack on the American consulate in Karachi in 2006.



Today BBC reported that last night The US drones targeted a location 20 km from Wana, one of the main towns in South Waziristan a drone fired two missiles at the spot and two more missiles were fired after a short interval, BBC Urdu reported that the nine militants were killed in the drone strike including Ilyas Kashmiri.

Government officials in Pakistan confirmed the Drone attacks but they did not confirm that the drone attack killed terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri.
Officials said all the dead militants were Punjabi Taliban.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said, "I do not have any information now." In connection with this attack and death of Ilyas Kashmiri.

In September 2009 it was reported that Kashmiri got killed in an attack by a US spy plane in North Waziristan

Still the news is not confirmed by American or Pakistani government.

Updated – Saturday, June 04, 2011 – 5.30 IST

HUGI and QAEDA – Confirmed Illyas Kashmiri killed in Drone attacks.


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Saturday, June 04, 2011

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Video Lyrics of the song For the First Time by Kenny Loggins

Video Lyrics of the song For the First Time by Kenny Loggins

Lyrics of the song For the First Time by Kenny Loggins watch the video of the song for the first time below the lyrics.

Are those your eyes?
Is that your smile?
I've been looking at you forever
Yet I never saw you before


Are these your hands?
Holding' mine?
Now I wonder how
I could've been so blind

For the first time
I am looking in your eyes
For the first time
I’m seeing' who you are

I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me
Now I understand what love is
Love is for the first time

Can this be real?
Can this be true?
Am I the person I was this morning?
And are you the same you?

It's all so strange
How can it be?
All along this love
Was right in front of me

For the first time
I am looking in your eyes
For the first time
I’m seeing' who you are

I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me
Now I understand what love is
Love is for the first time


Such a long time ago
I had given up on finding'
This emotion ever again
But you’re here with me now

Yes I've found you some how
And I've never been so sure
And for the first time
I am looking in your eyes

For the first time
I’m seeing' who you are
I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me

Now I understand what love is
Love is for the first time

Watch the lyrics video of the song for the first time by Kenny Loggins




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Friday, June 03, 2011

Keyword Tag – Kenny Loggins For the first time song lyrics Video

RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal arrested, humiliated chained to hospital bed by Chhatisgarh Police

RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal arrested,
humiliated chained to hospital bed by Chhatisgarh Police

2010 –
RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal written to Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh asking for environment clearance to be cancelled of Jindal plant for violating green norms.


After that Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh cancelled the environment clearance of Jindal Steel and Power Plant.

Ramesh Agarwal spoke against Jindals at a public hearing.
Agarwal is accused of defamation, insult and of making false statements.

May 28 –
Business group, Jindals filed complaint against Ramesh Agarwal.After that Agarwal was arrested on May 28 by Chhatisgarh Police.

CNN-IBN got the photographs which clearly show that RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal was chained and handcuffed by Police.

Chaining and handcuffing is a direct violation of Supreme Court guidelines related to
Under trials and is a punishable offence.

His son Dhananjay Agarwal said that his father was paying the price for exposing environmental violations by the powerful business groups.

Raipur Superintendent of Police Rahul Sharma refuted the charge that Chhattisgarh Police has handcuffed Agarwal and instead blamed the jail authorities.

Reality views by sm-
Friday, June 03, 2011

Source – CNNIBN

Keyword Tag - RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal Hospital Handcuff Chained Hospital

Short Biography of Baba Ramdev History of Swami Ramdev

Short Biography of Baba Ramdev History of Swami Ramdev

Name - Ramkishan Yadav known as Baba Ramdev or Swami Ramdev
Parents name - Gulab Devi and Ram Nivas Yadav Ordinary Poor Indian Family
Birth Year – 1965
Birth Place - Ali Saiyad Pur village of Mahendragarh district in Haryana state of India.

Education – 8th Standard


After that He joined yogic monastery (gurukul) in Khanpur village. There, he started learning the techniques of Yoga

After staying in Gurukul he took the Sanyas and took the name of Ramdev.
After changing name he went to Jind district and joined the Kalva gurukul. There, he started teaching Yoga to the villagers across Haryana.

After staying few years Baba Ramdev traveled to the Himalayas, spending a number of years there.

Later he came back and stayed in Haridwar.
He is also one of the founder members of the Yoga Empire Divya Yog Mandir Trust, Haridwar, whose aim is to popularize Yog and Ayurved in the general public.



Divya Yoga Mandir Trust - Baba Ram Dev established the Divya Yoga Mandir Trust in 1995. In this project, he was accompanied by Acharya Karamveer and Acharya Balkrishna. The headquarters of the trust are at the Kripalu Bagh Ashram of Haridwar.

Baba Ramdev also started his political ambitions and educating Indians on various topics
Under Banner of Bharat Swabhiman Trust.
Rajiv Dixit is the one who made Bharat Swabhiman Trust Popular in India.
Rajiv Dixit who had been moving all over India from one corner to another for the last 20 years continuously, delivering speeches in the public with the intention to eradicate corruption, crime, poverty and fake politics from India.
Rajiv Dixit died on 30 November 2010.

Baba Ramdev is the host of a program named 'Divya Yog' that airs on Aastha TV
Everyday, at 5 am in the morning.
He has been conducting week long training camps in cities all over India.

Media has also reported that Aastha channel is controlled by Baba Ramdev.


Baba Ramdev teaches Pranayama, a form of Yoga.
The program consists of six breathing exercises, practiced in the
Following sequence

1. Bhastrika Pranayama

2. Kapal Bhati Pranayama

3. Bahaya Pranayama

4. Anulom Vilom Pranayama

5. Bhramri Pranayama

6. Udgeeth Pranayama

Baba Ramdev’s project, the Patanjali Yog Peeth Trust, was inaugurated on August 6, 2006 by Bhairon Singh Shekhavat, then Vice-President of India in the presence of 17 dignitaries including C.M.s and Governors of the different states

Baba Ramdev has started following institutions also

1. Patanjali Ayurved College

2. Patanjali Chikitsalaya

3. Yog Gram

4. Go-Shala

5. Patanjali Herbal Botanical Garden

6. Organic Agriculture Farm

7. Patanjali Food and Herbal Park Ltd

8. Divya Prakashan - Yog Sandesh is its authorized journal which is being published in 11 languages viz. Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Nepali, Kannad and Telugu. Monthly readers of this multi lingual journal are more than one million.

Patanjali Yog Peeth has acquired a Scottish Island for about £2 million to set up a wellness retreat. The acquisition of the land itself was carried out by a Scottish couple of Indian origin, Sam and Sunita Poddar, to expand the base of Patanjali Yog Peeth the institution founded by Ramdev. These premises will be administered by the Patanjali Yogpeeth (UK) Trust

June 2011 –
Ramdev Baba is planning to launch the nationwide protest against the issues of corruption and black money stashed in foreign banks from June 4 at Ramleela Maidan in Delhi.

Baba Ramdev and Awards –

January 2007 -
Honorary Doctorate, by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, (Orissa)

March 2010 –
Honored with Degree of Doctorate of Sciences by Amity University, Noida

April 2010 –
Honored with honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Dr D. Y. Patil Deemed University.

January 2011 –
Honored with Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswati National Eminence Award by Maharashtra Governor K. Shankaranarayanan.


Controversies and Baba Ramdev –

March 2005 –
113 employees of Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, Haridwar started an agitation for minimum wages and employees’ rights such as coverage under the Provident Fund and Employees’ State Insurance schemes.
After discussions and meetings agreement was reached between the workers, management and the district administration.
However, some agitating workers were dismissed by the Trustees after being alleged for sabotage.
Their case was taken up by a trade union controlled by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). They are still to be reinstated.

January 2006 –
In January 2006, Brinda Karat, a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) accused the Divya Pharmacy, owned by Divya Yog Mandir Trust for using human and animal bones in their medicines.

December 2006 –
Swami Ramdev claimed to cure diseases such as AIDS and cancer through yoga and ayurvedic drugs sold by his Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
He also went on to suggest that sex education should be replaced by yoga, which was the way to AIDS awareness, prevention and cure.

Media has also reported that Baba Ramdev claims that cancer of the breast, liver, prostate, uterus, pituitary gland, brain tumors and leukemia by practicing the seven breathing exercises.

July 2009 –
Baba Ramdev is against Homosexuality and Gay people
In July 2009, when Delhi High Court gave a verdict under decriminalizing homosexuality in Delhi, Baba called a press conference and said, “This verdict of the court will encourage criminality and sick mentality.
This kind of thing is shameful and insulting to all of us.
We are blindly following the West in everything.
This is breaking the family system in India.
Homosexuals are sick people, they should be sent to hospitals for treatment. If the government brings this law, I will take this matter to the streets of Delhi in protest.”

Suggested Reading –
Know the demands of Baba Ramdev and Analysis of demands of Baba Ramdev Baba Ramdev said he would go on a fast unto death in New Delhi from 4 June
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/06/know-demands-of-baba-ramdev-and.html

Baba Ramdev, His Properties and Politics –
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/02/baba-ramdev-his-properties-and-politics.html

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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Keyword Tag – Baba Ramdev Biography Short Autobiography Baba Ramdev Yoga guru Swami Ramdev

Alcohol and Drinking Age in different countries and states Brief Comparison of Drinking age in different states

Alcohol and Drinking Age in different countries and
states Brief Comparison of Drinking age in different states

1-
Gujarat and Mizoram and drinking age
Gujarat and Mizoram both have prohibited legally it is not allowed to drink alcohol in both states. Alcohol is easily available in both states. Just have to pay more.



2- Maharashtra State and drinking age
Beer – Age 21
Minimum drinking age in the state is now 25 years for consumption of rum, whisky, vodka and country-made liquor.

3- Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and drinking age
In Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu you can buy and drink alcohol at the age of 21.

4- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh and drinking age
Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh one can start drinking alcohol at the age of 18

4. - china and Singapore and drinking age
In both china and Singapore one can start drinking alcohol at the age of 18

5- Japan –
In Japan minimum age to drink is 20 Years.

6-South Korea
In South Korea minimum age to drink alcohol is 19 Years.

7- Pakistan –
Only Non Muslims can drink after the age of 21.
In Islamic nations drinking is normally banned.

8-Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, France, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia fix legal drinking age at 18.

9-In Austria, Belgium, Germany – legal age to drink 18

10-the Netherlands, and Switzerland, a purchaser of beer or wine must be 16 years of age, and 18 years for spirits.

11-In Italy and Portugal, 16 year olds can buy and drink or work in a place selling alcohol.

12-In the Scandinavian countries the legal drinking age is 18 years.
In Denmark, the legal age for buying alcoholic beverages containing 1.2 -16.5 per cent alcohol is 16 years in shops and 18 years in bars and restaurants

13-n the United Kingdom, the minimum age to purchase alcohol is 18 years in a bar and in private; the minimum age to consume alcohol is 5 years.

14- United states – Legal age to drink is 21 years as per National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984

Ban is not solution and one can vote at the age of 18 then should be allowed to drink at the age of 18.

Important is teaching the people benefits of not drinking and benefits of controlled drinking.

Ban the alcohol gives chance to do corruption to government officers.

Increase in age also gives chance and it increases the corruption done by the alcohol shop owners and government officers.

Government should never give subsidy to alcohol or wine making factories.

After all we got one life and one should have full right on his life

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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Keyword Tag - Drinking age Alcohol Age State Countries

Lokayukta''s recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan rejected by President Pratibha Patil

Lokayukta''s recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister
Raj Kumar Chauhan rejected by President Pratibha Patil

Ending months of uncertainty, President Pratibha Patil has rejected the city Lokayukta's recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan for his alleged involvement in protecting a leading resort in a tax evasion case



The Home Ministry today conveyed decision of the President through a letter to Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin who indicated his deep disappointment over rejection of his recommendation, saying such reverses are expected when moral values are sought to be enforced.

” The President has not accepted the findings and recommendations made by the Lokayukta against Chauhan," the Home Ministry said in the letter.Sarin had in February recommended to the President to "withdraw her pleasure" for the Minister to continue in office, holding him guilty of misconduct of "grave nature”.

Home Minister P Chidambaram, when asked about President's rejection of the Lokayukta's recommendation, said the procedure has been followed in dealing with the report by the anti-corruption watchdog.

” There is a procedure to deal with the report. That procedure has been followed," Chidambaram said. Justice Sarin's order had come in a case pertaining to Chauhan's alleged involvement in influencing a team of tax officials when they were carrying out a survey in the Tivoli Garden resort in South Delhi in February last year.

The Lokayukta order had said that "the Minister made a telephone call to the Commissioner of Trade of Taxes in the evening of February 20 last year when a team of tax officials were carrying search and survey at the premises of Tivoli Garden Resort to unearth huge evasion of taxes and concealment of income."

Earlier this month, Delhi government had sent a detailed report to the Union Home Ministry rejecting the Lokayukta's recommendation.

The Home Ministry had asked Delhi Government to file a report on Lokayukta's recommendation.

In his defense, Chauhan had said as public representative, he gets lots of calls from people requesting for favors and he only responded to such a call.

This case again proves that we need to bring Prime Minister and all the politicians under Lokpal.


Suggested Reading –
Lokayukta an Indian Tiger without teeth – Case of Tivoli Garden Resort hotel and
PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/lokayukta-indian-tiger-without-teeth.html

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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Keyword Tag – Tivoli Garden PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan President Patil Reject

Source - PTI

Know the demands of Baba Ramdev and Analysis of demands of Baba Ramdev Baba Ramdev said he would go on a fast unto death in New Delhi from 4 June

Know the demands of Baba Ramdev and Analysis of demands of
Baba Ramdev Baba Ramdev said he would go on a fast unto death in New Delhi from 4 June

Ramdev Baba is planning to launch the nationwide protest against the issues of corruption and black money stashed in foreign banks from June 4 at Ramleela Maidan in Delhi.



Baba Ramdev said he would go on a fast unto death in New Delhi from 4 June over the issue of corruption and illicit money being stashed abroad.

Baba Ramdev has said that he would break his fast only if the government drafts a strong anti-corruption Bill with death sentence for the corrupt as its focal point.

Baba Ramdev also demanded that the 400 lakh cores which were stashed outside the country to be brought back to India.

Ramdev said, “My hunger strike will continue until the government retrieves the black money and draft a strict Lokpal Bill.”

Following are the demands of Baba Ramdev –

1.
demand the death penalty for corrupt officials

2.
A ban on high-denomination currency notes - Recall and abolish all highest currency denominations – 1000, 500, 100

3.
recovery of black money - Immediately declare all wealth in foreign countries being held by Indians illegally , as National Property

4.
strong Lokpal Bill - Enact a strong and effective Jan Lokpal bill by August 2011

5.
Immediately sign and ratify the UNCAC – United Nations Convention against Corruption

6.
putting an end to the ‘British rule’ in democratic India - Remove all English(British) based system from all parts of the country

7.
Election Reform – Prime Minister should be directly elected by the Citizens of India.

8.
Everyone should declare annually the income, not only at the time of elections.

9.
Income Tax Details should be brought under the Right to information Act.


Analysis of Demands of Baba Ramdev –

Demand One - demand the death penalty for corrupt officials

Yes I agree with this demand. If we will demand death punishment then government will agree for life imprisonment for corruption.

Demand 2 of Baba Ramdev Baba –
A ban on high-denomination currency notes - Recall and abolish all highest currency denominations – 1000, 500, 100

Yes I totally agree with this demand of Baba Ramdev regarding ban on high-denomination currency notes - Recall and abolish all highest currency denominations – 1000, 500, 100

Demand No.3 of Baba Ramdev - Recovery of black money - Immediately declare all wealth in foreign countries being held by Indians illegally, as National Property

Yes I totally agree with this demand. Government should declare it as a national property immediately.

Demand NO.4 of Baba Ramdev – strong Lokpal Bill - Enact a strong and effective Jan Lokpal bill by August 2011

Yes I totally agree with this demand.

Demand No.5 of Baba Ramdev – Immediately sign and ratify the UNCAC – United Nations Convention against Corruption

Yes I agree with Baba Ramdev.

But now here is the problem that media has reported that Baba Ramdev says that Prime Minister and judiciary should not come under Lokpal.

Now if we sign the UNCAC convention ,it clearly says that a separate agency should be established which will investigate President and Prime Minister every one from top to bottom.

So here Baba Ramdev needs to think on this Issue.

Please tell me in India which agency separate independent we got in India to investigate
Corruption done by the Prime Minister or Judiciary.

Demand No.6 of Baba Ramdev – putting an end to the ‘British rule’ in democratic India - Remove all English (British) based system from all parts of the country

It is impossible to do this, we need to change and bring amendments to existing laws.

7.
Election Reform – Prime Minister should be directly elected by the Citizens of India.

Yes I Agree with this demand Not Only Prime Minister but people should elect directly the chief minister also.

8.
Everyone should declare annually the income, not only at the time of elections.

Yes I agree with this demand.

9.
Income Tax Details should be brought under the Right to information Act.

Yes I agree with this demand


We do not want religious Hindu or Muslim India.
We want democratic India where Constitution of India will be supreme.
The constitution of India should be on top of every religious book.

Suggested Reading –
Short Biography of Baba Ramdev History of Swami Ramdev
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/06/short-biography-of-baba-ramdev-history.html


Baba Ramdev got nothing through hunger strike –just a letter of assurance from government
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/06/baba-ramdev-got-nothing-through-hunger.html


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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Keyword Tag – Baba Ramdev demands 4th June Fast unto death Delhi

Compulsory Drug Test in Florida if you want Food Stamp or Government Help in Florida

Compulsory Drug Test in Florida if you want Food Stamp or Government Help in Florida

Florida Governor Rick Scott (R) signed legislation into law on Tuesday that requires anyone applying for temporary government assistance to pay for and undergo drug screening.


The Scott campaign website (which is now run by the Republican Party of Florida) posted a statement about the bill signing, calling it a “promise kept”:
It reads as follows:
Start –

Today, I signed HB 353, keeping my promise to require drug screening for welfare recipients.

The bill is designed to increase personal accountability and prevent Florida’s tax dollars from subsidizing drug addiction, while still providing for needy children.

Parents failing the required drug test may designate another individual to receive the benefits on behalf of the children.

While there are certainly legitimate needs for public assistance, it is unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction.

This new law will encourage personal accountability and will help to prevent the misuse of tax dollars.

End –

Under this law families who will demand the help of state must go under the drug test.
If family fails the test the family will not be given assistance.
Under the new law, applicants for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program who test positive for illegal drug use won't be eligible to receive benefits for one year or until they successfully complete a drug abuse program. Those who don't test positive will be reimbursed for the cost of the test.

Recipients of state assistance must pay for the drug tests themselves, and will be reimbursed by the state if they get a negative result.
Recipients who pass the test would be reimbursed the cost of which could run from $10 to $70.

Thus this will increase the business for Hospitals who will provide the tests.

Taxpayers will reimburse welfare applicants for negative drug tests.
Positive tests will carry an immediate ban on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families for six months.
A second positive test will result in a three-year ban on state assistance.

Parents who fail drug tests can get benefits for their children by naming a state-approved designee to collect the money. That designee must also pass a drug test.

About 233,000 Floridians applied for cash assistance in 2009-10, including 114,000 families, according to DCF statistics. This month, 93,170 Floridians received cash assistance, a drop of 8.3 percent from a year ago.

Legally speaking and thinking this law seems to be unconstitutional.

Once the law is challenged it will be interesting to see what happens with this law.

In year 2003 a Michigan law that required welfare recipients to receive random drug testing was struck down as unconstitutional by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Because of this law corruption will increase.

The people who take the drugs will take such a drugs which will not be detected by drug tests.
Cocaine or heroin flush quickly through bloodstream but marijuana remains detectable for two weeks or longer.


The families who are get tested and are not taking drugs will feel like humiliated.

It is the duty of the state to help the poor people.

It is the duty of the state to stop the sellers of drugs from selling drugs to citizens of USA.

This clearly shows that Government can not stop drug makers thus they want to punish the innocent people who take drugs.
Who takes the drugs, one has to see what is the reason one is taking or turned to drugs.

What if someone lost job and he turned to drugs in depression?

Why not make a law which will monthly check the Governor and his family for drug abuse including all the elected politicians and if found taking drugs life time ban to contest elections?

Reality views by sm –
Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Keyword Tag - Florida Drug Test Law Governor Rick Scott

Tehelka Expose - Rs.700 Crore Scam by Dayanidhi Maran in relation with Maxis Aircel Complete Story

Tehelka Expose - Rs.700 Crore Scam by Dayanidhi Maran in relation with Maxis Aircel Complete Story

Mr. Maran, now Union Minister for Textiles, has threatened to sue Tehelka over this expose.
But Tehelka has not received any Legal Notice Yet.

Pursuant to Supreme Court’s order dated 8 December 2010 instructing the
CBI to widen its ongoing 2G probe beyond Raja and include all the licenses and spectrum allotments done since 2001, the CBI had registered a Preliminary Inquiry against unknown persons to look into possible criminal aspects in the telecom policy since 2001.


While doing the investigation Tehelka Team found out that
Much bigger than the A Raja-Kalaignar TV kickback is the Rs 700 Crore that the Maran brothers got from Maxis.

In November 2006, then Telecom Minister Maran granted 14 (UASL) for Aircel.
UASL (Unified Access Service Licenses)

The license, along with the startup 2G spectrum, was awarded at the same price at which later Raja gave away 2G licenses to Swan, Unitech and a host of other players in 2008

In 2001 Aircel paid Rs 1,399 Crore for 14 telecom circles, the price was arrived at through an auction process.

If the CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) valuation of 2G licenses is taken as a yardstick, the value of Aircel licenses cleared by Maran would amount to approximately Rs 22,000 Crore. But Aircel paid just Rs 1,399 Crore.

As per the CAG’s valuation of 2G licenses, these 14 licenses could have fetched the government over Rs 22,000 Crore, if they had been auctioned in a competitive bid.

The telecom licenses to Aircel were awarded after about two years of ‘unwarranted’ delay on the part of the DoT headed by Maran at the time.

On 26 May 2004, Maran took over as telecom minister

May 2004 –

Aircel’s applications for new circles were pending since Maran’s takeover as
minister for communications and IT.

Owner of the company - the company was owned by C Sivasankaran, the chairman of Siva Group (earlier known as Sterling InfoTech Group).

On 1 June 2005, while Maran was in the saddle, Sivasankaran wrote him a letter alleging that his applications for new licenses were being sabotaged by “some powerful element in the ministry”.

Though he refrained from putting the blame on Maran, he wrote: “The Sterling Group are intrigued by the attitude of the DoT and we, who have been dealing with the DoT for a whole decade and more, have never had this kind of frozen feeling.

Unable to fathom why there is a complete lack of response from the DoT we brought the issues to your notice…. Yet there has been no progress in our matter, nor is there any difference seen in the attitude of the DoT.”

The letter further read: “In this situation we cannot help to conclude that some powerful element in the Ministry/Government seems bent on stifling matters relating to the Sterling InfoTech Group.”

While Maran was minister, DoT not only delayed the issuance of new licenses to Aircel, it also delayed the allotment of spectrum for the licenses that had already been issued before Maran became the minister. Justice Patil’s report has called this delay as unjustified.

SOMETHING AS small as the request for name change made by Sivasankaran
was also not cleared by Maran.

On 4 April 2005 Sivasankaran wrote to Maran:
“Consequent to change in the name of the company from Dishnet DSL Ltd to
Dishnet Wireless Ltd, we have made a request for effecting the change of the
name of the company in UAS licence.
This is pending for the last eight months.
Such a request is normally cleared at the lowest levels in the administration and
instantly.”

In the same letter, Sivasankaran further wrote: “I am bringing these unusual
occurrences to the Hon’ble Minister’s notice only to show how there appears to
be some unspoken convergence in the delays and denials.”

In October 2005, he received an ‘unsolicited offer’ from Malaysia-based Maxis Communications to acquire Aircel. Since the cap on FDI in telecom sector was 74 percent, the remaining 26 percent was picked up by Reddys of Apollo Hospital. On 30 December 2005, Maxis and Aircel signed the agreement

Siva Group formed another telecom company named S-Tel, which was granted licences for six circles by A Raja in 2008. S-Tel is now being investigated by the CBI for
suspected illegal gains

on 28 February 2006, Maran wrote a letter to Manmohan Singh and asked
spectrum pricing to be kept out of GoM’s purview.
same like Raja.

March 2006 –

Malaysian business tycoon T Ananda Krishnan bought 74 percent stake in Aircel.
T Ananda Krishnan is the son of SriLankan Tamils.

Krishnan paid Rs 3,390.82 Crore for 74 percent equity in Aircel.

After six months Ananda Krishnan’s takeover of Aircel, the ministry granted Aircel the much-vaunted licenses in 14 cash-rich circles.

This took Aircel from a small regional player to a pan-India operator.
Today, Aircel is the seven biggest telecom operator in the country with its net worth valued in the range of $7.5-$8 billion.

February 2007 –

The annual report of Sun Direct TV for the year 2007- 08 showed their aggregate revenue as Rs 61.16 Crore while its losses amounted to Rs 73.27 Crore.

four months after the licences were granted to Aircel, Ananda Krishnan through one of his group companies, South Asia Entertainment Holding Ltd (SAEHL) invested $150 million (roughly Rs 600 Crore) in a phased manner in Sun Direct TV Pvt Ltd by acquiring 20 percent equity in the company owned and run by Dayanidhi’s brother Kalanidhi and his wife Kaveri Maran.
The equity investment was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

Almost simultaneously, the Maran family was allotted about 12.6 Crore additional equity shares in Sun Direct TV to maintain their total equity at 80 percent.

But unlike the staggering rate at which the Maxis Group picked up the Sun Direct shares, the allotment to the Marans was made at par value of Rs 10 per share without charging any premium.

Between February 2008 and July 2009, the Maxis Group invested Rs 100 Crore more in another Maran family-owned company named South Asia FM Ltd which owns Sun FM radio network.

Maxis Group subsidiary South Asia Multimedia Technologies Limited (SAMT) invested Rs 50 Crore in equity of South Asia FM Ltd and Rs.43.9 Crore in preference shares of SAFL.

Maxis- Sun TV and Maxis-Sun FM deals qualify as quid pro quo on similar lines as
the Rs 200 Crore Balwa-Kalaignar deal?

The CBI has charged Raja for fraudulent implementation of the first-come-first serve policy of granting licences.

The question that arises is whether Maran was also guilty of a fraudulent implementation of first-come-first-serve policy in his alleged bid to favor Aircel, post Maxis buy-out?

This is the same case A. Raja and his 2G scam, in this also it is same give and take.

You give me license and I will see that your loss making unit survives and becomes profit making.

I will buy shares of your loss making company by paying premium price for each share but I will keep you owner of your loss making company.

Corruption is our religion Let us make corruption a fundamental right of every Indian.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Keyword Tag - Maran 700 Crore Scam 2G scam Maxis Aircel Reddy Apollo Hospital

31 Facts and complete details of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet – Contender for the India’s MMRCA 11$ Billion deal

31 Facts and complete details of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet
– Contender for the India’s MMRCA 11$ Billion deal

Eurofighter Typhoon is one of the bidders in the Indian MRCA competition, worth $11 billion, to supply the Indian Air Force with 126 "Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft".

On 27 April 2011
The Ministry of Defense, the Government of India announced that the Eurofighter and French Rafael are only in the Race for MMRCA deal.


Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet is built by British Aerospace, DASA, CASA, and Alenia.

The Eurofighter concept has been conceived since the beginning as a multi-role/swing-role platform that would meet the exacting operational demands of the air forces of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.

The construction of the first Typhoon prototypes began in 1989
A programme milestone was reached in December 1997 when the Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) covering Production and Support was signed by the four defense ministers of Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom at Bonn.



April 1994 -
DA2 makes its first flight from Warton , England

March 1994 -
The first Eurofighter, DA1 makes its first flight from Manching , Germany

June 1995 -
DA3 makes its first flight from Caselle , Italy

August 1996 -
DA6 makes its first flight from Seville , Spain . This is the first two-seater version of the aircraft

December 1997 -
Euro fighter’s first flight with large external stores and the first missile test firing of a Sidewinder AIM-9L and the release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM Euro fighter’s first flight at Mach 2.0

The Defense Ministers of the UK , Germany , Spain , and Italy sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bonn , covering Production Investment and Production and Logistic Support

January 1998 -
Eurofighter GmbH and NETMA sign the Production Investment, Production and Support contracts for 620 Eurofighter aircraft for the air forces of the UK , Germany , Italy and Spain

November 2004

Eurofighter Typhoon IPA 2 successfully completes the first night-time Air-to-Air refueling exercises.

Currently which Countries are using Euro fighter Typhoon jet?
1. Austria were Eurofighter Typhoon’s first export customer, ordering 15 aircraft plus training, logistics and maintenance.
2. Saudi Arabia bought 72 Euro fighter Typhoon Jet
3. Germany – 143 Jets
4. Italy – 96 Jets
5. Spain – 73 Jets
6. United Kingdom – 160 Jets


Following are the features of Eurofighter Typhoon jet.
Factsheet – Eurofighter Typhoon Jet

1.
Brakes off to 35,000ft / M1.5 - < 2.5 minutes

2.
Brakes off to lift off - <8 sec (Full Internals and Missiles)

3.
At low level, 200Kts to Mach 1 - 30 sec

4.
Supercruise capability and Dry Power Acceleration from Sub to >Supersonic

5.
Maximum Speed -Max 2.0 -

6.
Operational Runway Lengh - <700m(2,297ft)-

7.
G" limits - +9/-3 "g' -

8.
Height - 5.28m (17ft 4in)-

9.
Power Plants 2 Eurojet EJ200, reheated tubofans max thrust each > of 90kn (20,000 lbs)

10.
Wing Span - 10.95m (35ft 11in)

11.
Wing Aspect Ratio - 2:205

12.
Length (Overall)- 15.96m (52ft 4in)

13.
Height - 5.28m (17ft 4in)

14.
Wings (Gross)- 50.0m2 (538ft2)

15.
Basic Mass (Empty)- 11,000kg (24,250lb)

16.
Maximum - (Take-off) 23,500kg (51,809lb)

17.
The EurofighterTyphoon has thirteen hard points for weapon carriage, four under each wing and five under the fuselage.

18.
For air-to-air combat the standard weapon configuration is four BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range) Air to Air Missiles, which are mounted in semi-recessed fuselage stations

19.
two Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missiles, ASRAAMs, on the outer pylons

20.
Air-to-air missiles: AIM-9 Sidewinder , AIM-132 ASRAAM,AIM-120 AMRAAM,IRIS-T,MBDA Meteor, in the future

21.
Bombs:Paveway II/III/Enhanced Paveway series of laser-guided bombs (LGBs),Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM),HOPE/HOSBO

22.
Air-to-surface missiles:AGM-65 Maverick,AGM-88 HARM,Storm Shadow (AKA Scalp EG),Brimstone, Taurus KEPD 350,Penguin,AGM Armiger, in the future

23.
Eurofighter has the capability to carry a range of air-to-surface weapons, including the Brimstone and DWS 37 anti-armour weapons, three under each wing and one under the centre fuselage and laser-guided bombs.

24.
An Armament Control System (ACS) manages weapons selection and firing and monitors weapon status.

25.
The aircraft's electronic warfare suite, the Defensive Aids Sub-System or DASS, is accommodated within the aircraft structure and integrated with aircraft's avionics system.

26.
The aircraft is equipped with a Forward Looking Infra-red, FLIR and an Infra-red Search and Track system, IRSTwhich provides passive target detection and tracking. The IRST sensor operates in both 3 - 5 and 8 - 11 micron spectral bands.

27.
The aircraft is equipped with an ECR 90 multi-mode X-band pulse Doppler radar being developed by the Euro radar industrial consortium. The multi-mode radar has three processing channels. The third channel is used for jammer classification, interference blanking and side lobe nulling. Euro radar is led by the UK Company Marconi Electronic Systems with ENOSA of Spain, FIAR of Italy and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (DASA) of Germany.

28.
The pilot's control system is a VTAS Voice-Throttle-and-Stick system.

29.
The pilot's equipment specific to Eurofighter includes the helmet, a liquid conditioning suit, a pressure breathing anti-g-force vest, a full body nuclear, biological and chemical warfare protection suit and outer garments for various environmental conditions

30.
The Eurofighter is equipped with two Eurojet EJ200 engines, each delivering very high thrust of 90 KN in full reheat and 60 KN in dry power mode.

31.
Crew – One and 2 For Training

Watch the video of Eurofighter Typhoon Performing in Aero India 2011



Suggested Reading –
Know About Dassault Rafale Multirole Fighter –
Contender for $10.4-billion tender for 126 advanced combat aircraft
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/04/know-about-dassault-rafale-multirole.html


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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Keyword Tag – Eurofighter Typhoon Jet Factsheet Features MMRCA Deal Germany UK Spain Italy

Government wants Lokpal only for Namesake Government and Civil society disagree on all points in a meeting held on May 30, 2011

Government wants Lokpal only for Namesake Government and Civil society disagree on all points in a meeting held on May 30, 2011

Details of Lokpal Bill drafting committee meeting held on May 30, 2011

On May 30, 2011 Once again drafting committee members met and started their discussions on the draft of the Bill.

Drafting committee has two teams one team represents the politicians and other team represents you and me all Indian citizens who are the owners only for the name sake.



So exactly what happened in today’s meeting?

Point One – Prime Minister and Lokpal –

Government team representing politicians said that Prime Minister should not be covered under Lokpal.

Then civil society members said that a seven member bench of Lokpal would first hear that complaint and decide whether there was an adequate prima facie evidence against the PM. If there were none, the complaint would be dismissed. However, government did not agree.

In short government said that whatever may be complaint, complaint may be true or false
Prime Minister will not come under the Lokpal.

Point 2 – Judiciary and Lokpal

Government said that “Judiciary would be out of Lokpal.

Civil society said that against a Judge a seven member bench of Lokpal will decide whether an FIR should be registered against a judge or not.

Today only Supreme Court of India got this power.
Only Chief Justice of India has the power to give that permission. And despite so much evidence against so many judges in public domain, permission had been given only in one case in the last 20 years.

In this government said that Judiciary must stay independent it will not come under Lokpal.

In the meeting held on 7th May, Prashant Bhushan had even told Mr. Chidambaram how Mr. Chidambaram himself had sought permission to register FIR against Justice Sen Gupta of Kolkatta High Court. Permission was sought from the then Chief Justice of India, Justice Venkatachaliah, who is very well known for his integrity. However, even Justice Venkatachaliah did not give permission. Was the evidence against Justice Sen Gupta strong enough? The strength of the evidence can be gauged from the fact that Justice Sen Gupta was raided and arrested soon after he retired because after retirement, permission of CJI was not required.

However, the government did not agree saying it would compromise the independence of judiciary.
We said that the independence of judiciary was compromised under the present system which was encouraging corruption. Government said that judiciary should be dealt under Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, which was pending in Parliament.

We told them that the said Bill was very bad and would end up protecting corrupt judges rather than punishing them. Also, interestingly, the said Bill does not even talk of punishing and prosecuting “corruption” of judges. It only talks of enquiring against their “Misbehavior”.

The government said that they would include corruption also in the said bill. Then we said, if you want to include judiciary’s corruption in that bill, let this committee decide on drafting that Bill also.

To that they refused. They said – you give your suggestions and we will recommend them to the Standing committee.

This means that the government wants to include judiciary in a weak and ineffective Bill and does not want their corruption to be dealt through a strong and effective mechanism.

Point No.3 – MPs bribery inside Parliament will not be covered

If a MP takes bribe to vote or ask questions in Parliament, which would not be covered under Lokpal. Only his conduct outside will be covered.

What does an MP do outside Parliament? Just recommend projects out of his Constituency fund.

There too, he merely recommends and the project is executed by the officers. Therefore, effectively, all MPs would be outside the purview of Lokpal. Purchase and sale of MPs is endangering the very foundations of our democracy.

They may be purchased not just by other parties but could be purchased by other countries or corporates.

Therefore, in order to save our democracy, it is extremely important that this is covered under Lokpal.

However, the Government said that the Parliament should be allowed to do “self regulation”. We told them that this self regulation had not worked and their corruption should be investigated by some independent body.
They simply refused.

Point No.4 –

All officers will not be covered under Lokpal : Only Joint Secretary and above will be covered. Who will deal with corruption at levels below that?

They said that the existing system would continue. But the existing system was not working.

They had no answers.

We said that the common man wants an answer to corruption in his day to day life – bad roads, corruption in PDS etc.

Who will deal with it? We said that the whole country had risen against corruption to seek solutions to corruption at all levels.

Point No 5 –

CBI, CVC and departmental vigilance will not be merged in Lokpal: Government said that let all these agencies continue.

Let Lokpal have its own machinery.
But why does the government want to keep a CBI under its own control?

It appears that the Prime Minister does not want to be investigated by an independent body but will get himself investigated by CBI, which is directly under his own control. Also, CBI has been misused by every successive government to arm twist politically inconvenient opponents. Government perhaps wants to continue doing that.

Point No.6 –

Public Grievances: Government agreed to the concept of citizen’s charter and that violation of citizen’s charter would be deemed to be corruption at some stage of up scaling of a grievance.

Justice Santosh Hegde asked the government – “Then who is covered under Lokpal? And what is the purpose of creating such a Lokpal?”

Effectively, the Lokpal would have jurisdiction only on Joint Secretary and above officers but not on the PM. There would be around 2000 such odd officers in Government of India. Are we creating Lokpal for investigating corruption of such a few officers? Was this the purpose of such a big anti-corruption movement in India?

Definitely government’s intentions are suspect. Please prepare yourself for the next huge movement in the country.


But if the government disagrees, we should be ready to take to the streets.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Keyword Tag – Lokpal Bill Meeting details Government disagree

Karim Morani director owner of Cineyug sent to 14 days Judicial Custody in 2G scam

Karim Morani director owner of Cineyug sent to 14 days Judicial Custody
in 2G scam

Delhi court, The Patiala House Court today dismissed bail plea of Cineyug Films Director Karim Morani in the 2G spectrum case.



CBI Special Judge O.P. Saini said: 'Accused Karim Morani's bail is dismissed. He should be taken into custody.'

CBI, in its second charge sheet in 2G case, had alleged Swan Telecom and Dynamix Realty Promoters Shahid Usman Balwa and Vinod Goenka channeled Rs 200 crore to DMK-run Kalaignar TV through Kusegaon Fruits and Vegetables Pvt Ltd and Morani's Cineyug Films Pvt Ltd.

The CBI said Morani took six Crore for facilitating this Rs 200 Crore transaction.

Now bollywood financer, owner of Cineyug and Director Karim Morani will go to Jail.

Now Karim Morani will file application in High Court for the Bail.

In another development The Comptroller and Auditor General, Vinod Rai, on Monday appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing the 2G spectrum scam.

JPC chairman PC Chacko had asked Vinod Rai to explain how the government auditor quantified the losses in the spectrum allocation at Rs 1.76 lakh crore.

According to the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the loss to the exchequer is pegged at 30,984 crore rupees.

But CAG report said that government of India that is citizens of India, population of India
Lost Rs.1.76 lakh crore in estimated revenue because of 2G corruption scam.


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Monday, May 30, 2011

Keyword Tag – Karim Morani 2G scam Judicial Custody

German Government decides to close 17 Nuclear Reactors by 2011 and close all nuclear power plants by 2022

German Government decides to close 17 Nuclear Reactors by 2011 and
close all nuclear power plants by 2022

Learning from the Japan Nuclear disaster Germany has decided to shut down all its nuclear reactors by 2022.

Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialized power to shut down all its nuclear plants.


On Monday Germany's coalition government agreed to shut permanently its 17 nuclear reactors.

Last March Germany closed its 7 nuclear reactors after the Japan nuclear disaster.

Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said that six reactors will be shut down by 2021, while remaining will be kept open for one year till 2022 to ensure that there would not be any disruption to power supply.

Germany has 17 nuclear reactors on its territory, eight of which are currently off the electricity grid.
Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen said that majority of Germany’s 17 reactors would be offline by the end of 2011.

Mr. Rottgen said: "It's definite. The latest end for the last three nuclear power plants is 2022. There will be no clause for revision.

Currently Germany gets its 23% energy from Nuclear Power plants after 2022 Germany will get 0% power from the Nuclear power plants.

They will keep one or two reactors in a working condition which will help Germany to start production of energy in case of emergency need of power.

Suggested Reading
Comparison of countries ,Capacity of Nuclear Reactors, Nuclear fuel and liability.
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2010/08/comparison-of-countries-capacity-of.html



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Monday, May 30, 2011

Keyword Tag – Germany NO Nuclear Power Ban Nuclear Energy

Iran Plans to Ban Global Internet and start National Islamic Internet No outside Internet Halal National Internet in Iran

Iran Plans to Ban Global Internet and start National
Islamic Internet
No outside Internet Halal National Internet in Iran

Iran is a Muslim Country.
As its very difficult to control and censor the global internet now Iran has decided to ban the global internet.
Iran is planning to start their own internet network limited only to Iran.


The internet will follow the Muslim Laws, will be Halal Internet.
Halal means compliant with Islamic law.
Halal means something which follows the Sharia Law.

Last February Reza Bagheri Asl, director of the telecommunication ministry's research institute, told an Iranian news agency that soon 60% of the nation's homes and businesses would be on the new, internal network.
Within two years it would extend to the entire country.

Ali Aghamohammadi, Iran's head of economic affairs, said that Iran's national Internet will be "a genuinely halal network, aimed at Muslims on an ethical and moral level,"

One of the reasons to start Halal [Muslim Limited] Iran National Internet is that it will stop the spreading of thoughts of democracy and freedoms and human rights and liberties which are above the religious books.

Currently all the computers use Windows Operating system few use Linux and Mac etc.
Majority people use Windows OS.

Now Iran is planning to introduce its own operating system and replace windows operating system.

Iran Government should understand that future is the democracy with or without Internet when kings and religious terror people will harass common man
one day common man will revolt.

Common man will take the law in his hands and he will destroy the evil minded people for his liberty and freedom of thought and speech.

Ban is not the solution.

To succeed in this Iran has to first disconnect Telephone connections from the outside world.
Every type of Telephone connection to outside world will be required to be baned to implement and start its own Halal Internet in Iran.

Otherwise Iran People will dial the Number and get connected to the Global Network.

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Monday, May 30, 2011

Keyword Tag – Iran Halal Internet Muslim Internet Ban Global Internet

Taliban Suicide Bomb Attack injures Gen. Markus Kneip, the NATO force's commander and kills top police commander injuring several

Taliban Suicide Bomb Attack injures Gen. Markus Kneip,
the NATO force's commander and kills top police commander injuring several

KABUL, Afghanistan –

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said the attack struck “a very important security meeting.”



Afghan Officials said that A Taliban suicide bomber entered wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a heavily guarded governor’s compound in northern Afghanistan where top NATO and Afghan officials were meeting, killing several people there, including the highly regarded regional police commander, Gen. Daoud Daoud.
A suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a heavily guarded compound
Suicide attack killed two senior Afghan police commanders and wounding the German general who commands coalition troops in northern Afghanistan.
provincial police chief Gen. Shah Jahan Noori, a secretary to the governor and one of Daud's bodyguards were killed in attack.

Gen. Markus Kneip, the NATO force's commander for northern Afghanistan, was among the injured

Two German soldiers and two other Afghans were killed in the blast.

Abdul Jabar Taqwa, the Takhar province governor who was at the meeting, suffered burns to his head, hands and back.

Nine other Afghans were wounded -- a cameraman working in the governor's office and eight Afghan troops.

Faiz Mohammad Tawhedi, a spokesman for the governor told that The bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest inside the governor's complex in Takhar province, where high-ranking Afghan officials were meeting with members of the international coalition.

The suicide attacker struck at 4:45 p.m. as top officials walked out of their meeting, a senior Afghan police officer told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to talk to journalists. There was a flash of fire and people started running in all directions, he said. After that, the room went dark and white smoke billowed from the compound.

Reality views by sm –
May 29, 2011

Keyword Tag – Taliban Suicide attack German Nato Commander Markus

Groovy Kind Of Love - Lyrics and video by Wayne Fontana

Groovy Kind Of Love - Lyrics and video by Wayne Fontana

Groovy Kind Of Love song lyrics and video by Wayne Fontana
Year 1960

Below are the lyrics of the song Groovy Kind Of Love by Wayne Fontana
Watch the video of the song Groovy Kind Of Love below the lyrics of the song
Groovy Kind of Love



When I'm feeling blue, all I got to do

Is take a look at you, then I'm not so blue

When you're close to me, I can feel your heartbeat

I can hear you - breathing in my ear

Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love

Got a groovy kind of love


Anytime you want to you can turn me on - to

Anything you want to, anytime at all

When I take your lips, ooh I start to shiver

Can't control the - quivering inside

Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love

Got a groovy kind of love

Instrumental Music

When you’re in my arms, nothing seems to matter

If the world should shatter, I don't care

Wouldn't you agree, baby you and me got a groovy kind of love

Got a groovy kind of love

We got a groovy kind of love

Watch the video of the song Groovy Kind Of Love by Wayne Fontana
Year 1960



Watch the video of the song Groovy Kind Of Love by Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love Live in US 1998




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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Keyword Tag – Lyrics groovy kind of love video Wayne Fontana classic 1960 Phil Collins Live 1998

Is it international plan to destroy fertile agriculture land in India

Is it international plan to destroy fertile
agriculture land in India?

Every day we read and hear that new factory or manufacturing unit is opening in xyz city but did you ever observed in which area and on which type of land the factory or manufacturing unit is opening?


To start a new company or factory a land is required.
To start a new company or manufacturing unit or factory any type of land is ok and good.

But for agriculture and farming a fertile land is required and must it is the necessity.

India is agriculture country.

Now did you observe that now a days from private companies to government of India
Everyone is behind agriculture land.

We want to build a Road, for that need a fertile agricultural land.
No attempt to make plan which will save fertile land of poor farmers.

We want to start a car making unit for that need a fertile agricultural land.
No attempt to make plan which will save fertile land of poor farmers.

We want to start a nuclear plant for that need a fertile agricultural land.
No attempt to make plan which will save fertile land of poor farmers.

Like this private and public sector everyone is behind fertile land which is destroying and reducing our food production capacity.

One can not make a non fertile land into fertile land.

So what is the reason public and private sector everyone
when makes a plan to start new company
they do not think about not to use fertile agriculture land and make an attempt that
We will not use fertile agriculture land for our nuclear plant or car making unit.

Why government is not making a law that will forbid use of farming land for any purpose other than farming.

100% land in India is not fertile.

When India will lose all the fertile land we will become a country where there is everything but no basic necessities of life
India will become dependent nation on Pakistan, China and Europe, USA everyone

India got everything but no food why no food as no fertile land is in India.
and Reason is India destroyed its fertile land by starting manufacturing units and factories on the agriculture fertile land.

Why government is allowing this?

Is this international plan to make and keep India a beggar nation forever?

Just think for the future

Reality views by sm –
May 28, 2011

Keyword – Fertile land Agriculture Nuclear Plant Land

Folic Acid Protects offsprings from colon cancer new research find

Folic Acid Protects offsprings from colon cancer new research find

Folic acid supplements given to pregnant and breast-feeding females, reduced the rate of colon cancer in their offspring by 64 percent, based on mice studies.

The research, led by Young-in Kim, gastroenterologist at St. Michael's Hospital, is the first to find that folic acid supplements at the level ingested by women of childbearing age "significantly protects against the development of colorectal cancer in the offspring."


Folate is known to help make DNA and help it replicate. Natural folate is found in grains and dark, leafy vegetables, reports the journal Gut.

"It appears that giving folic acid during pregnancy and lactation reduces DNA damage and suppresses the proliferation of cells in the colon," Kim said, according to a St. Michael's statement.

"It actually increases the stability of the DNA and this might be one of the mechanisms of how folic acid in utero may protect against colon cancer."

The amount of folic acid to which foetuses are exposed has increased dramatically in North America in the past decade.

Women are routinely advised to take folic acid supplements before becoming pregnant and while pregnant to prevent neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida.

Since 1998, the Canadian and US governments have required food manufacturers to add folic acid to white flour, enriched pasta and cornmeal products as a way of ensuring women receive enough of the B vitamin.

Reality views by sm –
May 28, 2011

Source – IANS

Keyword Tag – Folic Acid Benefits

IAS officer Babulal Agarwal IT dept says remove him from Job Chhattisgarh Govt protects him cancels suspension of tainted officer

IAS officer Babulal Agarwal IT dept says remove him from Job
Chhattisgarh Govt protects him cancels
suspension of tainted officer

Who is Babulal Agarwal?


1.
Babulal Agarwal is a IAS officer The 1988 batch Chhattisgarh cadre officer

2.
Babulal Agarwal is now serving as the Secretary, Corporation, in the Chhattisgarh government

3.
He got 473 bank account

4.
Babulal Agarwal is worth Rs 253 crores

5.
He is owner of 30 companies

6.
He has a life insurance policy worth Rs 85 lakh in his son's name.

Year 2003 – Year 2006
Agrawal undertook six training trips abroad on taxpayers' money.
The training programmes stretched for up to two weeks each and were conducted in the US, Denmark (twice), Singapore and Thailand.

Year 2008 –
Income tax department raided Babulal Agarwal house after his son's name surfaced in an insurance scam.
"Agarwal's brother-in-law had claimed to have paid for these policies."
In fact, a suitcase recovered from the brother-in-law, Anand Agarwal of Cosmos Group during the November 2008 raid, had yielded jewellery and cash close to Rs 1 crore.
A source said this suitcase also had some passbooks and documents belonging to Babulal Agrawal.

Year 2009 –
The IAS officer's name prominently figured in a multi-crore health scam in 2009 when he served as Chhattisgarh health secretary.
The scam, which related to the purchase of microscopes, colour Doppler machines and malaria medicines, made headlines but no action was taken against him.

February 2010 –
Babulal Agarwal was raided by the vigilance department.
After that he was suspended
And later on again reinstated.

Gupta said more than 60 Income Tax investigators were involved in the raid and that they had done due diligence before initiating the raids.

Brajesh Gupta, director general of investigations (IT) for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, confirmed the findings. "We found Agrawal's 220 bank accounts along with deposits of Rs 40 crore," he said.

Brajesh Gupta, DG Income Tax, MP and Chhattisgarh said that during the raid at his house in Raipur, the I-T officials found keys to four bank lockers.
One such locker at the Bank of Baroda contained Rs 15 lakh in cash.
The locker belonged to Agrawal; but just two days before the raid, it was transferred to his brother. “After seeing the documents it seems that with the bank’s connivance, they have been tampered

"We found Rs 7.73 lakh in cash in Babulal Agrawal's residence,"
"He failed to account for that money."

January 2011 –
Income Tax department submitted a report to the Chhattisgarh government
Recommending Agarwal's removal.
But Chhattisgarh government has not done it instead Chhattisgarh government is protecting him.
Chhattisgarh government failed to act against the corruption.

This is another example showing and proving that India needs agency like Lokpal which will file a police case and will not wait for the corrupt government to take the action on corrupt officers.

Punishment for Corruption should be death punishment or life imprisonment until death.

Reality views by sm –
Friday, May 27, 2011

Keyword Tag – IAS officer Babulal Agarwal Chhattisgarh Government Corruption

Speak Asia's Singapore UOB bank accounts frozen Payments will be delayed

Speak Asia's Singapore UOB bank accounts frozen
Payments will be delayed

The Ministry of Company Affairs has ordered a probe into the company and its practices.
Speak Asia has said it will approach the Supreme Court against the action.


CNN IBN in a report said that
“ the Government sources, however have said that Speak Asia is not registered in India and there is no question of taking any action against the company. Speak Asia is registered in Cayman Islands, sources said.”

As Bank Accounts are closed Speak Asia will not be able to pay the money people who were eligible to receive the payments.

Speak Asia in a letter to its customers has declared that some Banks have temporarily frozen accounts of our India based agents.
On 25 May'11, UOB Bank at Singapore has also pressed us, for closure of our 2 Bank accounts within 2 days
All the payments processed by Speakasiaonline between 13 to 20 May 2011, have been held up because the TT's have not been sent from Singapore to India, by the UOB Bank.
On 25th May 2011 the accounts were closed by the Bank.

Now Speak Asia has said that Whilst ALL the payments due to our Panellist community, is banked at UOB Singapore, nevertheless we have also urgently requested the UOB Bank and our law firm, to move the UOB Bank balance on the closure date, into a new Bank account or a Client Escrow account, to be held on behalf of the Panellists, Staff and Vendors of Speakasia ;

An Escrow account would ensure certainty along-with the law firm's supervision that the panellist money is kept for your benefit and stand the scrutiny of any authorities.

(An Escrow account is an arrangement where an independent trusted third-party (bank) receives and disburses money and/or documents for two or more transacting parties, with the timing of such disbursement by the third-party dependent on the performance by the parties of agreed-upon contractual provisions)

Reality views by sm –
May 27, 2011

Keyword Tag – Speak Asia Singapore Bank UOB Bank Account Frozen

Letter From Ms. Harendar Kaur Speak Asia CEO chairperson To all speak Asia Members –

Letter From Ms. Harendar Kaur Speak Asia CEO chairperson
To all speak Asia Members –

Dear Fellow Speak Asians,

Together we have worked very hard, night and day, to build a Brand, which has positively transformed the lives, of Lakhs of families across India in less than ONE year. There are so many heart-warming stories of personal triumphs and financial successes amongst the 19 lakh panellist community all across India already and we are poised to take the Brand into its India based operations phase.



This was achieved by our investments in IT systems/Infrastructure along with the pride and passion of Panellists and our Sales and Support staffs in India and Singapore, who are inspired with the Big Vision of creating a Global online business model FROM India and very soon becoming Asia's largest sovereign panellist community of empowered consumers.

The vicious media disinformation campaign, prompted by business rivalry, started at the closure of the successful and unique GenX Bazaar, on 11 May 2011.

We responded by proactively reaching out to the various Indian Govt. authorities, including the PMO on 15 May 2011 by email, requesting a thorough investigation into our business. This is to satisfy the authorities that the company was properly looking after the interests of all SpeakAsians, be it our Panellists or hardworking staff in the field. Our proactive action, is keeping in mind YOUR business interests, forever in the days ahead.

It has been brought to our notice, by our banking contacts, that despite the fact that authorities, have not replied to us formally or responded to our emails/letters of 15th till date, unfortunately, some Banks have temporarily frozen accounts of our India based agents.

Due to the media noise, on 25 May'11, UOB Bank at Singapore has also pressed us, for closure of our 2 Bank accounts within 2 days, without giving us the chance to present our case or even listen to us. Please note, in order to set up a seamless International Banking Gateway like the one at UOB Bank, takes at least 6 to 8 weeks of interbank and managed IT infrastructure coordination and implementation.

IMPACT:

All the payments processed by Speakasiaonline between 13 to 20 May 2011, have been held up because the TT's have not been sent from Singapore to India, by the UOB Bank. On enquiring urgently, they provided us with a closure letter dated 25 May 2011.

Please be assured, that the Account Balance at Speakasia's UOB Bank accounts, is for and behalf of our Panellist, Vendors and Staff.

Whilst ALL the payments due to our Panellist community, is banked at UOB Singapore, nevertheless we have also urgently requested the UOB Bank and our law firm, to move the UOB Bank balance on the closure date, into a new Bank account or a Client Escrow account, to be held on behalf of the Panellists, Staff and Vendors of Speakasia ;

An Escrow account would ensure certainty along-with the law firm's supervision that the panellist money is kept for your benefit and stand the scrutiny of any authorities.

(An Escrow account is an arrangement where an independent trusted third-party (bank) receives and disburses money and/or documents for two or more transacting parties, with the timing of such disbursement by the third-party dependent on the performance by the parties of agreed-upon contractual provisions)

Due to these banking account related actions we have been FORCED to temporarily delay our normally prompt payout cycle, pending set up of new banking operations and clearance from the authorities.

NEXT STEPS:

We are moving to the Supreme Court against the govt. Authorities and concerned Banks, for taking this SUO MOTO (without asking for clarification) action, without paying any attention to the interests of our Panellists, Vendors and Staff and their families;

We are prepared with all records, for submission to the authorities, if and when they communicate their requirements to us. Also we have written to them asking for an appointment to explain our case.

This has been a most disrupting experience for us ALL and we are MOST concerned about the disruption to your bank accounts and/or finances, that these actions prompted by the malicious media activity, thereby forcing the authorities have caused to us.

We will update you with progress daily, through our website, our staff and Helpline. Please DO NOT pay attention to any other sources of Dis – information, which are designed to mislead and upset you and your families.

We request all the panellists; to be with the company and have faith during these troubled times. We reiterate, that when the company had proactively gone ahead in order to submit the facts in front of the Govt. of India and authorities, then all the false allegations raised against us by various agencies, some of whom are competing unfairly with us, should not be allowed to prevail.

As already committed by the untiring management team in India, in the press conference of 15th May 2011, we have initiated the setting up our PE (Permanent Establishment) through a Branch office in India, so that the wrong allegations about our being suspect because of our Singapore origin, will be silenced once and for all time to come.

The entire company and its management is HERE TO STAY and are fighting, for our Panellists, Staff and Vendors and their families.

We are sure to win this battle together!!.

We understand that there is an online petition at the URL:

http://tinyurl.com/speakpetition

We request EVERYONE connected with Speakasia to sign the online petition and appeal for once and for all time clarity from the authorities.

Ms. Harendar Kaur
Chairperson & C.E.O

Reality views by sm –
May 27, 2011

Source -

http://assets.speakasiaonline.com/static_popup/news_2752011.html

Keyword Tag – Speak Asia Letter from Harendar Kaur Bank Accounts Frozen Singapore

WBEW Report Finding Criminals, School Dropouts will rule newly constituted West Bengal Assembly 22 Facts about newly constituted WB assembly

WBEW Report Finding Criminals, School Dropouts will rule
newly constituted West Bengal Assembly 22 Facts about newly
constituted WB assembly

West Bengal Election Watch (WBEW), a civil society has come out with a detailed report on the newly constituted West Bengal Assembly legislators based on the affidavits filed by them with their nomination papers for the recently concluded assembly polls.

Following are 22 Facts of the newly constituted WB assembly
West Bengal Election Watch (WBEW), a civil society Report


1.
The report says that of the total 294 members of the legislative assembly (MLAs), 102 face criminal charges.

2.
At least 75 of them face serious charges like murder, kidnapping etc.

3.
The Trinamool Congress has the most number of legislators with criminal charges - 69.

4.
The Congress has 17 legislators with criminal charges

5.
the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has seven lawmakers with criminal charges

6.
The list of legislators facing criminal charges also includes nine cabinet ministers.

7.
The report states that as many as 47 lawmakers are 'crorepatis'

8.
Swapan Kanti Ghosh of the Trinamool Congress being the richest. He has assets of over Rs.12 crore

9.
Trinamool has 37 Crorepatis

10.
Congress got 7 Crorepatis

11.
the CPI-M has no crorepati legislators

12.
97 lawmakers who have not filed their income tax returns

13.
47 did not file their PAN details

14.
19 MLAs are school dropouts

15.
31 MLAs have passed secondary examination

16.
51 MLAs have passed higher secondary examination

17.
75 MLAs are graduates

18.
45 MLAs are professional graduates

19.
71 MLAs are post graduates

20.
52 legislators have been re-elected

21.
1,263 candidates who contested the polls only 134 were women

22.
there are only 34 women legislators

Reality views by sm –
May 26, 2011

Keyword Tag – WB Criminals Dropouts Legislators MLA

Supreme Court cancels plot No. CA 222. block of Salt Lake allotment to Sourav Ganguly by West Bengal Government

Supreme Court cancels plot No. CA 222. block of Salt Lake
allotment to Sourav Ganguly by West Bengal Government

The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled or quashed the allotment of 63 katha land to former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly in Kolkata.

A bench headed by Justice A K Ganguly directed Sourav Ganguly to surrender the land within two weeks

Here is the complete case how Sourav Ganguly got land in the BF block of Salt Lake City and then he got another land and finally he lost the salt lake city plot.


November 2006 –
Left government in West Bengal issued an advertisement that it wanted to give out around 50 'cottah' (a little less than an acre) of land in the posh satellite township of BF block of Salt Lake city for setting up a school.

Twenty applicants applied for the plot including Sourav Ganguly.
Sourav Ganguly got the plot for setting up the ICSE School.

Ashok Bhattacharya, then minister of urban development, told IANS that a committee led by the chief secretary then went through the applications and selected him.

But a Delhi-based educational council said its rules stipulated at least one acre has to be earmarked for an affiliated school.

Sourav Ganguly reportedly approached the state urban development minister Ashok Bhattacharya to allot him a bigger plot in CA block.

Then Sourav Ganguly was asked to surrender the lease for the BF block plot.

February 2008 –

Sourav Ganguly was given around-63 cottah (a little more than one acre) plot No. CA 222. block of Salt Lake.

While giving second new Plot to the Sourav Gangly WB government did not put out any advertisement.

Then Sourav Ganguly formed a Ganguly Education and Welfare Society to start work on the Wissen International School.

But plot NO.CA 222 block of salt lake was earmarked or reserved for the Collage.
There were two schools on two sides of the plot. While one of them had 1,400 students on its rolls, the other had 1,100.
There are two schools in the neighborhood (Hariyana Vidya Mandir and Salt Lake School) already, leading to traffic congestion.
Thus local residents objected to this procedure adopted and change and protests were started.
There were street corner meetings, conventions and even hunger strikes.

eminent painter Subhaprasanna told IANS that there was no need for any other school in the area and Moreover, Ganguly was given the plot at a very low rate. I think the present value of the plot would be around Rs.15 Crore

October 2009 –
an NGO Humanity, CA Block Citizens’ Association and two other organizations filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Calcutta High Court against the then Left Front government's procedure for allotment of the plot to Ganguly.
The petitioner contends that the land was handed over illegally. It was meant for a college not a school. It was allotted without any advertisement being published and violated the Urban Land Ceiling Act.

The petition was dismissed both by a single judge and the division bench of the high court.

The division bench had directed Ganguly to pay Rs.43.75 lakh for the land. He had earlier paid Rs.20 lakh as advance when the first plot was given to him.

The NGO had submitted that the state government violated all norms and procedures while allotting the prime land to the Sourav Ganguly.

16 September 2010 –
After that NGO challenged the order of High Court and filed appeal in the Supreme Court Then Supreme Court issued notice to State Government on September 16, 2010.
Supreme Court also took undertaking from Souravs advocate that no construction activities will be done by him on the disputed land and status quo would be maintained till further order.

May 26, 2011 –
After hearing the case Supreme Court cancelled the land allotment also directed the government to refund the money paid by Ganguly for the land.
a bench headed by Justice A K Ganguly directed Sourav Ganguly to surrender the land within two weeks and cancelled lease.

Reality views by sm –
May 26, 2011

Keyword Tag – Sourav Ganguly Salt lake land Allotment Quashed Cancelled

High Court issued Notice to Govt advocate filed PIL to include SC/ST member in Lokpal Drafting committee –

High Court issued Notice to Govt advocate filed PIL to
include SC/ST member in Lokpal Drafting committee –

M Palanimuthu, an advocate, filed the PIL seeking a direction to the Union Government to re-constitute the Joint Drafting Committee of Lokpal Bill with due representation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Women.



The petitioner submitted that he had come to know that many members of Parliament, intellectuals, social workers and women rights activities have sent many petitions to the Government of India and Chairman of the Joint Drafting Committee of the Lokpal Bill in this regard.

Palanimuthu said that till date, four meetings of the joint drafting committee of Lokpal bill had been held without representation of SCs/STs and women.

These meetings were "totally meaningless and incomplete for the purpose" and proceedings of the committee should be stopped immediately, the petitioner demanded.

After that The Madras High Court today ordered notice to the Union Government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to include a civil society activist from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lokpal Bill Drafting Committee.

When the matter came up before the Bench of Justices S Rajeswaran and K B K Vasuki, the Additional Solicitor General took notice on behalf of the Union of India.

Before this another PIL was also filed regarding demand to include a civil society activist from south India.

Now High court will hear both the Public Interest Ligation Petition on June 9.

Do you think both the PIL are good?

Both the PIL has no merit in this case.

Its waste of time, money and resources.

Lokpal bill Panel members gave opportunity to Every Indian to submit their demands before them.

If anyone wants to say anything he can do it.

I just see this demand as a stunt to get the publicity.

If Government agrees to this demand then
we have to include every caste and religion, then we have to include one person from each state.

Just its foolishness.

High Court should have dismissed this PIL on the first day itself.

No Merit in this Case.


Reality views by sm –
May 26, 2011

Keyword Tag – Lokpal Bill PIL Caste SC/ST

Protecting Kasab ITBP demands Rs.10.87 Crore from Maharashtra Government

Protecting Kasab ITBP demands Rs.10.87 Crore from Maharashtra Government

200 commandos of The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force provide 24-hour security to 26/11 terror convict Ajmal Kasab.


RK Bhatia, Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has raised the bill received for reimbursement of expenses incurred between March 28, 2009 and September 30, 2010.

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force has slapped a bill of Rs 10.87 Crore on Maharashtra Government for guarding Kasab at the Arthur Road jail.


Medha Gadgil, Maharashtra's Principal Home Secretary, told PTI that the state government will be writing to the ITBP explaining their position that it was not just state government's burden.

We will explain that 26/11 terror attacks is not only an issue limited to Maharashtra but a national issue

Now how many years we have to protect him and how many Crore Rs. Indian Government will spend on Kasab we can imagine.

Each Year 10 Crore Rs to protect Kasab.

Reality views by sm –
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Keyword Tag – Kasab ITBP 11 Crore Protection

Complete details of 4th Meeting of Lokpal bill panel held on 23rd May 2011

Complete details of 4th Meeting of Lokpal bill panel held
on 23rd May 2011

In the fourth meeting of the 10-member joint panel chaired by the finance mini
ster Pranab Mukherjee, which lasted over three hours, the two sides agreed "in-principle" on half of the 40 basic principles for the anti-graft Lokpal bill proposed by civil society members.


The joint panel agreed on the issue of empowering the Lokpal to order preparation of a list of the movable and immovable assets of the accused in cases of corruption, in case during the investigation its officers found that there was sufficient evidence to book them.

the proposal stated that "Once a list would be ready, their assets would be frozen. The loss to the exchequer would be calculated in case the accused were to be convicted and this amount would be recovered from the sale of these assets,"

the government members agreed to the proposal in-principle, but left the stage of determining the losses open ended for further discussions.

The joint panel also agreed to treat any asset not declared by a public servant “to have been obtained through corrupt means.”

Issues – and on which point government what said and agreed
40 points were discussed today i.e. on 23rd May.
On the rest of the points, brief discussions took place, and the issues were postponed for further examination.

1 –
Powers of contempt to get its orders implemented and power to summon
Answer - Government agreed

2.
It shall have the powers to recommend, on an annual basis, the number
of special courts required under section 4 of Prevention of Corruption Act,
to ensure that the trial in any case is completed in less than a year. The
recommendations shall be binding on the government.

Government’s response/decision
Government agreed that Lokpal may recommend but recommendation should
not be binding. We asked them why it could not be made binding? We were told
that it was due to three reasons: because Parliament may or may not agree to
sanction expenditure, High Courts may not appoint judges and there could be
lack of infrastructure. We said that we could examine how to overcome these
issues but we would not agree to making it advisory.

3.
Notify list of moveable and immoveable assets of accused, if during
or at the time of conclusion of investigations, Lokpal believes that
prosecution is likely to be initiated. These assets cannot be transferred
after such notification. Loss to exchequer quantified at the time of
conviction, could be recovered from sale of these assets.

Government’s response/decision
Government agreed. But at what point should notification be issued,
this would be decided after studying Bihar Special Courts Act. Also, some
principles may be laid down on how the loss would be assessed by the court.

4.
Recommend stay of any activity, if during investigations, Lokpal is
satisfied that the allegations against such activity are likely to be
sustained. If Government does not accept it within 30 days, Lokpal may get a
stay order from HC against that activity.

Government’s response/decision
In principle, government agreed. However, this needs to be
appropriately formulated.

5.
Direct transfer of any official, if his continuance is likely to
adversely affect investigations.

Government’s response/decision
Government agreed to make this power advisory. However, we are in
favor of making it binding.

6.
Powers to issue appropriate directions to prevent destruction of
records during investigations, or to prevent the public servant from
secreting the assets allegedly acquired by him through corrupt means.
If the allegations against any minister are substantiated after any
enquiry or investigations, then for non-criminal misconduct, Lokpal would
submit its report to the President with its recommendations.

Government’s response/decision
Agreed

7.
Lokpal shall have powers to delegate any of its powers and functions
barring those which are specifically to be performed by the benches of
Lokpal.

Government’s response/decision –
There was a long discussion on this issue. Government’s vision of
Lokpal is an 11 member body, which will have quasi judicial powers and that
body will pass all orders. That is very different from our vision. Such a
model would create problems as that would overburden Lokpal with immense
workload and make Lokpal unwieldy. Our vision of Lokpal – an institution headed
by 11 member body. This body would have quasi judicial powers but primarily
be a supervisory body. There will be many officers under that body, who would
be designated authorities under this Act and would themselves also have quasi
judicial powers under this Act. Government would examine it and revert.

8.
Every complaint shall have to be compulsorily disposed by Lokpal. No
complaint could be disposed without giving an opportunity of being hear to the complainant. If any
case is closed, all records related thereto shall be made public.
There shall be complete transparency during investigations also.
However, such records, which could impede the process of investigations,
would not be disclosed. But after the completion of any investigation or
enquiry, all records related to a case, shall be made public.
Lokpal shall publish, every month on its website, the status of
cases, received, disposed, closed, reasons for closure and list of cases
pending.
Any complaint against a staff of Lokpal shall be enquired into within
a month of its receipt and if found correct, the staff shall be summarily
dismissed from the job. If any criminal case is made out, the same shall be
pursued.

Government’s response/decision –
Agreed

9.
The minimum punishment shall be raised to one year of rigorous
imprisonment and maximum should be raised to life imprisonment.

Government’s response/decision –
No agreement on life imprisonment

10.
Punishment shall be higher if the status or rank of accused is higher.

Government’s response/decision –
No agreement

11.
Lokpal shall be responsible for providing protection against
professional or physical threat or victimization to whistleblowers, victims
of corruption and witnesses whether within or outside the government.

Government’s response/decision –
Agreed in principle that Lokpal should be nodal agency. However, it
would be examined at what stage is the pending whistleblower Bill of the
government. It would be examined whether whistleblower protection should be
provided in this Act or in the other Act. If it is provided in the other Act,
that Act would also be discussed and finalized by this committee only.

12.
If any asset is subsequently found to be owned by a public servant, which
was not declared, it would be deemed to have been obtained through corrupt means unless he proves otherwise.
If any asset is subsequently found to be in possession of any public
servant, it shall be deemed to be owned by him/her unless he proves
otherwise.
No rules shall be made without the approval of Lokpal. Lokpal shall
have power to make rules and regulations with respect to its own functioning.

Government’s response/decision –
Agreed

13.
After each election, the Lokpal shall
verify the assets declared by each candidate with his declared sources of
income in his tax returns. Those undeclared shall be investigated against.

Government’s response/decision –
Only elected representatives and not all candidates. Agreed.

14.
All records of Lokpal shall be open barring the following:

1. Such portions of any records which if released during any ongoing investigations, could impede the process
of investigations. However, after completion of investigations, they would be disclosed.

2. Such records which could affect national security or

3. Such records which would disclose the identity of a whistleblower and could compromise his/her security.

Government’s response/decision –
Agreed

15.
If anyone makes a complaint which lacks any evidence or basis and is
held by Lokpal to be meant only to harass someone, the complainant shall be
fined. However, merely closure of a case due to lack of evidence shall not be
held against a complainant.

Government’s response/decision –
Agreed

On May 30 the next meeting will be held and important points like bringing the higher judiciary and the Prime Minister's Office in the ambit of the Lokpal will be discussed.

Reality views by sm –
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Keyword Tag – Lokpal bill drafting committee 4th meeting details